Word · Frequency #19018
regale
款待；以丰盛食物或饮料款待
provide with choice or abundant food or drink
- 1.
To please or entertain (someone), especially with stories, tales or jokes.
取悦或娱乐(某人),尤指用故事、趣闻或笑话。
- 2.
To provide hospitality for (someone); to supply with abundant food and drink.
为(某人)提供款待；供应丰盛的食物和饮料。
- 3.
To entertain with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh.
以令人愉悦的事物娱乐；使满足；使恢复精神。
取悦或娱乐(某人),尤指用故事、趣闻或笑话。；为(某人)提供款待；供应丰盛的食物和饮料。；以令人愉悦的事物娱乐；使满足；使恢复精神。；款待；使快乐
In use
My grandmother regaled us with homemade cookies and fresh lemonade.
They regaled their guests with a lavish feast.
She was regaling the children with fruit and cake.
regale sb with sth
with 后接款待用的食物或饮料。
She regaled the guests with a lavish banquet.
她用丰盛的宴席款待客人。
be regaled with sth
被动语态常与 with 连用，表示“受到…的款待”。
The visitors were regaled with local delicacies.
来访者受到当地美食的款待。
regale sb
regale 可直接带人作宾语，意为款待某人。
He regaled his friends the whole night.
Connections
Collocations
- regale someone with stories
- 讲有趣的故事逗某人开心
- She regaled the children with stories about her travels.她讲了自己旅行中的故事，逗得孩子们很开心。
- regale someone with a feast
- 以盛宴款待某人
- The host regaled his guests with a lavish feast.主人用一场丰盛的盛宴款待客人。
- regale oneself with something
- 尽情享用某物；让自己饱享某物
- After the hike, we regaled ourselves with fresh bread and hot soup.徒步结束后，我们尽情享用了新鲜面包和热汤。
Idioms & figurative uses
- regale someone with something
- 用（故事等）使某人大为开心；以（美食等）款待某人On the night flight, she regaled us with stories about her childhood.在夜航班机上，她给我们讲了许多童年趣事，让我们听得津津有味。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 gala（盛会）：regale 就是给（re-）客人一场 gala 盛宴，款待。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose、descriptions of lavish hospitality regale 多用于正式写作或文学叙述，表示以丰盛食物或饮料款待某人；日常口语中比较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with the stressed syllable of regale: they end in the sound /eɪl/. Note the spelling difference: regale, gale, sale, and pale use -ale, while mail, fail, and tail use -ail. Beware lookalikes: regular /ˈreɡjələr/, regal /ˈriːɡəl/, and regalia /rɪˈɡeɪliə/ look similar but do not rhyme with regale.
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